As you already know, this is Country Music Week here on the Ichiban blog. Here are some promotional recordings for the big event made by some of the usual suspects and, perversely enough, some not-very-country acts like Connie Francis and the Kingston Trio, who were obviously striving for some crossover success. The 1961 promotional announcements were uploaded to Ichiban yesterday and can be found here.
SIDE A
Faron Young (:30)
Connie Francis #1 (:23)
Connie Francis #2 (:32)
Connie Francis #3 (:37)
Flatt & Scruggs (:26)
Patsy Cline #1 (:26)
Patsy Cline #2 (:37)
Patsy Cline #3 (:35)
SIDE B
Roy Acuff #1 (:36)
Roy Acuff #2 (:35)
Eddie Arnold #1 (:19)
Eddie Arnold #2 (:35)
Chet Atkins (:35)
Kingston Trio (:29)
Tommy Hunter (:37)
Gordon Lightfoot (:24)
Jim Reeves (:38)
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Country Music Week 1962
Friday, September 23, 2011
She's All I Got (MP3)
Conway Twitty - She's All I Got
Here's Conway Twitty's 1972 version of She's All I Got, a huge hit a year earlier for Johnny Paycheck. Interestingly, Paycheck's version was a cover of pop singer Freddie North's original recording of the song, authored by Gary U.S. Bonds and Jerry Williams, known to you as Swamp Dogg.
Country Music Week 1961
Yes, it's Country Music Week here at WFMU's Ichiban blog, so listen in and see what it's all about! The 1962 promotional spots for this holy week can be found here.
SIDE A
Roy Drusky (:23)
George Hamilton (:24)
Ferlin Husky (:27)
Buck Owens (:29)
Minnie Pearl (:29)
Tex Ritter (:32)
Faron Young (:30)
SIDE B
Roy Drusky (:29)
Ferlin Husky (:29)
Buck Owens (:30)
Minnie Pearl (:28)
Webb Pierce (:24)
Tex Ritter (:30)
Faron Young (:15)
